Sunday, December 26, 2010

Thank you giveaway!!!

So far these are the two prints that people seem to be requesting for my card giveaway.
Update to my card giveaway!  If you have donated, bought something from my Fine Art America store, bought something from my zazzle shop, commented on my blog, commented on my fb page ....I will be happy to send you a signed card that you can give as a gift or slip into a frame.  Just email me your address if you want a signed card. 

  After the holidays are over, I am going to be sending a card of one of my paintings to everyone that bought from me in 2010 as a thank you, thank you, thank you! The card will be mailed with a stiff backing so that it arrives safely for framing, I will also sign it on the back. If you bought a painting, I already have your address. However, if you bought a card or a print from Fine Art America or an item from Zazzle, you need to email me your address if you would like to receive a card. I would also love to hear suggestions on which print I should use for my thank you card gift giveaway! You can email me at carriejoynyc@yahoo.com with your address. Blessings!

Oh and there will not be a watermark carrie joy art on the card.  :)

Friday, December 24, 2010

My Christmas Gift to all who bought from me.....

After the holidays are over, I am going to be sending a card of one of my paintings to everyone that bought from me in 2010 as a thank you, thank you, thank you! The card will be mailed with a stiff backing so that you can frame it, I will also sign it on the back. If you bought a painting, I already have your address. However, if you bought a card or a print from Fine Art America or an item from Zazzle, you need to email me your address if you would like to receive a card. I would also love to hear suggestions on which print I should use for my thank you card gift giveaway! You can email me at carriejoynyc@yahoo.com with your address. Blessings!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

My Christmas Prayer....

From: Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
By the power and the truth of this practice,
may all beings have happiness,
and the causes of happiness.
May all be free from sorrow,
and the causes of sorrow.
May all never be separated
from the sacred happiness which is sorrowless.
And may all live in equanimity,
without too much attachment
and too much aversion,
And live believing
in the equality of all that lives.

May all beings be filled with joy and peace.
May all beings everywhere,
The strong and the weak,
The great and the small,
The mean and the powerful,
The short and the long,
the subtle and the gross:
May all beings everywhere,
Seen and unseen,
Dwelling far off or nearby,
Being or waiting to become:
May all be filled with lasting joy.
Let no one deceive another,

Let no one anywhere despise another,
Let no one out of anger or resentment
Wish suffering on anyone at all.
Just as a mother with her own life
Protects her child, her only child, from harm,
So within yourself let grow
A boundless love for all creatures.

Let your love flow outward
through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Namaste Tee made with an image of an original painting

This beautiful tee is available at Zazzle. Tee is made with a graphic of an original painting I did in the Spring. Namaste is a Sanskrit word and is often accompanied with a bow. It is used as a greeting, salutation and blessing in India. Some general meanings of Namaste are, "I honor the Spirit in you which is also in me." "I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One.""That which is of God in me greets that which is of God in you.""The Divinity within me perceives and adores the Divinity within you." (Wikipedia)
They are offering 50% Off 2-Day Shipping on Orders $50+ Use Code: JINGLESALE53 Not all items ship right away so check processing time if you need it by Christmas. Light colored fabrics and textiles like this one, ship right away!If you want me to design something specific send me a message. You can visit my Zazzle shop by clicking here.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Tote bags of my original art now available at Zazzle


Zazzle is having Free 2 Day Shipping today. Use code JINGLESALE71


Not all items ship right away so check processing time if you need it by Christmas. Light color totes ship right away. These budget totes are less than $13!

And they are customizable!
 
To view all items go to my Zazzle shop by clicking HERE
 
And if you need me to design something specific feel free to email me at carriejoynyc@yahoo.com

Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Love Affair


 Painting inspired by Kahlil Gibran on Marriage (From The Prophet).......and also inspired by the Dogwoods outside my window........"Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together. For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."

Monday, December 6, 2010

Forgiven ~

Stretching my skills of painting anatomy, the figure is based on a sculpture by Edward Hodges Baily, 1842 called Eve Listening to the Voice. The sculpture depicts Eve listenting to the voice of the serpent.

The painting is titled Forgiven.
Measures 18" x 18"

I showed a little bit of the process below.
 


Saturday, December 4, 2010

Wonderland -Mixed Media on Crackle Paste on Wooden Panel

This Mixed Media painting is up for auction now on ebay, Click Here to View. the listing.
Measure 12" x 12"
Materials used, Wooden Panel, Printout of a Vintage Photograph, Text from a children's Storybook from the late 1800's,  Crackle Paste, Acrylic Paints, Permanent Markers, Soft gel mediums and Polymer.  Want to learn how to do this?  Check out my FREE video tutorials by clicking the tab at the top of this blog.